Float Away on the Manistee: The Packing List

Float Away on the Manistee: The Packing List

Travel Editor Lynda Twardowski (world’s biggest cheapskate) shares all the essential goodies she used on her 4-day kayaking trek down the Manistee River. Full article...

Affordable North: Traverse City’s Ellis Lake Resort

Affordable North: Traverse City’s Ellis Lake Resort

Ellis Lake Resort in Traverse City offers a quintessential Up North vacation—with unbeatable rates. Full article...

Along the Wild Fringe of Skegemog Swamp

Along the Wild Fringe of Skegemog Swamp

Nearly 40 years after locals mobilized to save Skegemog Swamp, a half-day paddle along its shore reveals a simple and remarkable truth: when habitat is preserved, creation will thrive. Full article...

A Canoe Passage

A Canoe Passage

Bill Strong shares thoughts on the maiden voyage, in Traverse City, of a canoe he built with his dad. Full article...

Fish from a Kayak

Fish from a Kayak

Where to fish from your kayak in the Traverse City region, plus expert tips Full article...

Pick Your Summer Sail on Traverse City’s Inland Seas Schooner

Pick Your Summer Sail on Traverse City’s Inland Seas Schooner

Learn about the Great Lakes while sailing Grand Traverse Bay aboard the Inland Seas Schooner, based in Traverse City and Suttons Bay. Take your family! Full article...

Paddle & Leisure on the Sturgeon River

Paddle & Leisure on the Sturgeon River

Let the color season unfold on the Sturgeon River from your canoe or kayak and then curl up at a perfect fall color lodge. Full article...

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